Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14410658 - Employee dies after overexposure to chemicals

Accident Summary Nr: 14410658 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 03/13/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107488389	03/15/1993	2911	0	Star Enterprise

Abstract: Employee #1 manually opened a bleeder valve during normal operating conditions. The employee was found lying unconscious on the platform near the bleeder valve. He was exposed to the 153 lb of hydrogen sulfide, 1,008 lb of hydrocarbon, 5.8 lb of water vapor, and 37.6 gallons of sour water that was released. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, WORK RULES, TOXIC ATMOSPHERE, VALVE, CHEMICAL VAPOR, OVEREXPOSURE, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107488389			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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